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Inches From Death - Near Plane Collision - 2015-02-10 by Dropzone.com
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Gear Issues factor in death of British jumper - 2004-03-19 by Times online
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Gulfport skydiver killed in stunt landing - 2004-01-02 by Greg Harman
MOSS POINT - An award-winning skydiver was killed New Year's Eve night attempting a high-speed stunt landing. Michael "Scotty" Agent, a Gulfport resident and six-year employee of Gold Coast Skydivers ...Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 2090
Kiwi-built skydiving plane crashes at sea, killing pilot - 2003-12-27 by AP
A Pacific Aerospace Corporation 750XL, the first passenger-carrying aircraft designed and built in New Zealand, has crashed at sea while being delivered to its American buyer. Early reports said the ...Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 2405
Six killed in mid-air plane crash in Germany - 2003-08-23 by Reuters
Six Germans have been killed when two small aircraft collided in clear skies over the southern German state of Bavaria, police said. The crash involved a one-man glider and a Cessna plane with a...Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 1167
BASE jumping injuries and treatment in the field - 2003-07-27 by Dexterbase
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Research on Injuries Sustained from Hard Openings - 2003-07-27 by Patrick Weldon
The Neurology Neurosurgical Department of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, under the guidance of Patrick Weldon MD, is conducting an investigation into Injuries Sustained from Hard...Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 1854
Murder inquiry into skydiving death - 2003-07-06 by BBC
The death of a skydiver whose parachute failed to open over an airfield in North Lincolnshire is now being treated as murder. Stephen Hilder, who was 20, fell 13,000 feet to his death while he was...Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 2619
Roger Nelson dies after canopy collision - 2003-06-16 by The Associated Press
OTTAWA, Ill. -- Skydiving center owner Roger Nelson, whose Skydive Chicago had been criticized for a high number of fatalities in recent years, has died in a parachute accident. Nelson, 48, was...Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 6107
Skydiving plane crash kills four - 2003-06-16 by The Associated Press
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Mass skydive to honor 2 killed in biplane crash - 2003-04-29 by Eric Schmidt
As many as 100 skydivers from across the country will gather in Longmont on Saturday for a commemorative jump and memorial service to honor a colleague who died in a plane crash over the weekend. ...Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 3768
UK Serviceman dies in parachute accident - 2003-04-18 by admin
A 28-year-old serviceman has died during a parachute jump at an airbase in Oxfordshire. The victim was taking part in a recreational jump with the RAF's Sports Parachuting Association at RAF...Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 1462
3 Skydivers Injured Before NASCAR Race - 2003-02-23 by Associated Press
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - Three Army skydivers were injured Sunday when strong wind knocked them to the ground before a NASCAR race. A group of eight jumpers from the U.S. Army Special Operations Command...Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 874
Seven cheat death in Pattaya plane crash - 2003-01-17 by admin
Seven people, including the pilot, escaped with relatively minor injuries when a Britten-Norman BNA2 twin engine Islander belonging to Skydive Thailand crashed in a cassava field outside Pattaya...Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 1592
Shannon Embry - 2002-10-14 by admin
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C-182 Crash: A First Jump Story - 2002-10-01 by Michele Lesser
All was going well last Saturday, September 28. It was a pretty day in Beaver Oaks, Oregon, and Skydive Inc. had put up about 12 loads. There had been no previous incidents, but we all know that...Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 2166
Two Killed in TV Tower Collapse - 2002-09-30 by admin
HEMINGFORD, Neb. (AP) — A 1,965-foot-high TV tower collapsed, killing two workers who were trying to strengthen the structure, which had been taller than the Empire State Building.Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 1081
Skydiving Plane Crashes near Estacada - 2002-09-29 by admin
Beaver Oaks, Oregon - A team of skydivers leaped from a crippled airplane Saturday, moments before it crashed into a stand of trees near Estacada. The four trick-parachute jumpers aboard and the...Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 1216
11 killed in Russian plane crash - 2002-09-16 by admin
MOSCOW: A small plane carrying a group of skydivers crashed shortly after takeoff from an airport in a remote part of Siberia on Saturday September 14, killing 11 people on board, an official said.Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 538
Marijuana in skydiver's system - 2002-09-12 by Maurice Possley
A skydiving instructor who died in July while attempting to land on a pond at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa was seriously impaired by smoking marijuana within two hours of his death, according to a...Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 2051
Two Texas skydivers die in canopy collision - 2002-08-25 by admin
WHITEWRIGHT -- Two sky divers killed when their parachutes became intertwined in a twilight jump over Northeast Texas were veteran jumpers with more than 200 jumps each to their credit, officials...Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 1344
Authorities investigate death of Indiana skydiver - 2002-07-14 by Associated Press
OTTAWA, Ill. - Authorities were investigating a death involving an Illinois skydiving club Monday after a 33-year-old Indiana man was killed over the weekend in the sixth fatal accident at the club...Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 3052
Parachutist caught in storm - 2002-06-24 by admin
A skydiver who was sucked into a thundercloud and landed unscathed has picked up the nickname "Little Miracle." Montreal student Mathieu Gagnon walked out of the Ottawa Hospital Monday morning,...Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 3190
Skydiver in near miss with slurry bomber - 2002-06-19 by Peter Konrad
Just wanted to show you guys a video that I took this Saturday (15 June 2002). I am sure that you have heard about the fires here near Denver. We were jumping at Longmont, just north of Denver, my...Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 762
Blue Skies, Johnny "Velocity" - 2002-06-02 by Cristy West
On a chilly but otherwise beautiful May day, we lost a brother to a freefall collision and subsequent no-pull. John Faulkner (known to many as "Johnny Velocity" or "Johnny Wood"), an avid jumper and...Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 845
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Saturday, August 29, 2009
vanilla bean loaf, nothing special
so yesterday i made vanilla bean loaves, two of them. i had found the recipe
and also had read several comment about how spectacular these cakes are. the recipe calls for
sticks of butter,
eggs and
whole vanilla beans. holy cow, this must be one awesome baked good. nope, it wouldn't even qualify as a good pound cake in my book. what overkill with the ingredients. the cake tastes like a crumbly, run of the mill vanilla cake. i mean, it doesn't taste bad, but it's nothing special. it is quite possible that i ain't much of a baker. i'll give you that. i am sure anyone else could do a better and prettier job. i do like how you can see the vanilla bean's seeds on top of the cake and that's about it. i know it will get eaten here at the house and of course, i will pawn it off on others, but i won't make it again. it is just too much of a sacrifice. try if you will. enjoy.
the winner of my itty bitty contest is
"jez in the kitchen"! congrats. i had all of 15 comments and i used random.org to select. it gave me the number two. i told you i had a pitiful blog. teehee. i will be mailing jez her package next week. enjoy.
uh-oh, jez i need your email address.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
haunted rosewell castle
castle or mansion located in gloucester, virginia is just steeped in history.visit the website to learn about this once glorious mansion and its owners, the page family. what is left now is simply ruins, having burned in the early 1900's. what makes rosewell so popular today is not its rich history , but its rumored hauntings. my brother roger and i decided to do a little outing with the youngin's today and visit rosewell. we had more fun. we had the entire plantation grounds to ourselves to explore. i had never visited the castle before, but roger had, about thirty years earlier and it was one visit he will never forget. his one and only ghost encounter happened on the dirt road that leads to the house ruins. him and his buddy, then just teenagers, watch as an apparition of a woman floated from the woods in front of them, pause and continue gliding across the road and disappear. needless, to say, the two boys disappeared too, as fast as their dirt bike could take them. roger had never returned until today. we both are fascinated with ghosts and haunting. we snapped many photos today, so i thought i would share a few with you. let me know if you see anything!
caroline and travis entering the grand mansion
entrance to basement area
roger and mr. page, teehee!
backdoor to the house
came back to basement to shoot a few more pics
i keep getting this haze. nothing shows up in roger's photos.
my last pic of the day. interesting.
too easy roasted shrimp and orzo
i have i told you lately how much i love oven roasted shrimp? no, well allow me.
i love it!!
recently i posted how this method of cooking taught me how to appreciate this shellfish, again. once you try it, you will ask yourself why would you boil, steam, grill or fry the little guy? guess what was for supper? bingo! i roasted a bag of thawed jumbo shrimp from trader joe's-400 degree oven, evoo, sea salt and course pepper, ten minutes and viola, dinner(well part of it). i also threw together some cooked orzo with rough chopped cucumbers, grape tomatoes, whole black olives and reduced fat feta. all from trader joe's, too(no wonder $40 flew out of my wallet). topped it all off with a quick, simple greek style dressing-evoo, red wine vinegar, spot of dijon mustard, sea salt, course pepper and dried oregano and viola, the rest of the dinner. it was really good, really tasty. i surprised myself. there is no real recipe to any of it, just wing it. enjoy.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
hummus, just too easy
i love
!! i could eat it everyday with some pita and feta cheese, simply divine. i went to trader joe's today with the mindset of whipping up a fresh batch. i have always purchased the housebrand and have never made my own. i grabbed some canned chickpeas, fresh garlic and
. No wait, i didn't get no stinkin' tahini, because TJ's doesn't sell it!
they sell everything else, why not tahini? i guess they want you to buy hummus rather than make it. i'd showed them. i made mine without the tahini, so there. it was delicious, too. it was not the best, but dang close. it got better the longer it sat. it was creamy and garlicky, just yummy. now, i do plan on buying some tahini next time i see it, but meanwhile i can do without. you know, i have mixed emotions about trader joe's. i find that most of the time i am disappointed with my purchases once i get home. i do have a few staple items from there, evoo, red wine vinegar and chewable melatonin(helps my adhd daughter sleep, great stuff).
tj's, i go once in awhile, spend way too much money and regret it only to return weeks later to start the process all over again.
beth's hummus
in a processor, pulse till smooth the following:
one clove of garlic
one can of drained chickpeas
juice of a half of lemon
sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
stream in about two tablespoons of evoo till it is the consistency you like, taste and adjust seasonings. some folks like to add cumin, not me. if you have tahini you could mix it with the evoo and then add. let this sit for little while for the flavors to blend. i like to drizzle a little more evoo on top before diving in with a hunk of pita bread. try not eat all at once. enjoy.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
chocolate zucchini cake, not so purty
first and foremost, always, always use dark or dutch processed cocoa when making this cake. i had to learn this ugly truth the hard way. it not only contributes a deep dark chocolate flavor, it hides the zucchini! yikes. see, i used plain ole hershey's and just look at those little green shreds dangling out the sides. you are not suppose to see them. i was in too much of a hurry to make this and didn't feel like running back to the market. although it didn't affect the taste, it messes up fooling folks. it doesn't work so good.
now, back to the taste. surprisingly the cake is truly delicious. i tell you, my four year old ate this particular piece without a single complaint. amazing. go
to see how a master does it. the repressed pastry chef is a genius. me, not so much. also, this young lady does a bang up job with her
. it was her recipe that i followed, pretty much. i did add a full teaspoon of vanilla extract that i just received from
plus a teaspoon of instant coffee powder. the cake, although not purty, is moist, fudgie with no taste of the squash. i opted not to do a frosting 'cause my family doesn't like it. i know, i know, sinful, huh? i just sprinkled a little powdered sugar on top( mostly to hide the zucchini). i would like to make this again and do it real justice, but meanwhile, i think i will just stick to oven roasting my veggies. enjoy.
Friday, August 21, 2009
coffee, tea and a little contest sponsored by me!
well, i was at the market today and ran across one of my all time and difficult to find, favorite teas, celestial seasonings
spice. this is such a tasty, spicy herbal tea and although it is in the 90's outside today, it got me thinking. what are
favorite cold weather drinks? as for me, i am a late comer in life to drinking both hot coffee and hot tea, of course, being a southern gal, both coffee and tea(mostly iced) were a constant. i grew up in a household of coffee drinkers, perked, instant and then
. coffee, but i never liked any of it. i tried to doctor it up, but i still couldn't see what the fuss was about until i hit forty. then something awoke inside me craving hot coffee and hot tea(sushi too, but we won't go there) and i have been on a trip of enlightenment ever since. i thought it would be fun to share we you my readers, all three of you, a few of my favorites. i was thinking if you would leave a comment about what you love to drink when the weather is cool, i would randomly select someone to receive a little package. now, it won't be no honking size package, just a little gift from me to you. it won't be a box of gourmet stuff. i don't drink gourmet stuff, just things i have found and enjoy. also, it won't be some of my stuff.
send you new stuff. it may be tea, coffee, cocoa, who knows? let's say we will run this contest for a week, next Friday, the 28
with the winners Saturday morning. make sure there is a way i can contact you in your post. also, i need to keep it confined to the states, 'cause i hate to ship someplace where is might get confiscated. some countries are so picky. i don't want to be responsible for causing the extinction of some rare bird or something.
, let's do this. enjoy.
p.s. i would like to also thank
, my tea
, without her i wouldn't have any favorites.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
the pita that became a naan
well, i couldn't roll a piece of dough into a circle if my life depended on it. i am geometrically challenged. i had found this really great
with a tutorial on making pita bread. i just knew i just had to give it a try. well, mine were some pitiful pita, in fact it's more like
naan bread
. they wouldn't puff. i don't know if my yeast was bad. it had a 2010 date or if i used the wrong type of yeast. i didn't have a baking stone either, but used the back of a cookie sheet as recommended. i also preheated both the oven and baking sheet, but they just laid there. in the end i got some excellent tasting, irregularly shaped, flatbread. i got naan. my "naan" came out crispy and slightly chewy. i may have gone a tad overboard on the flour, leaving some exterior excess when done, but no matter, it didn't affect the taste. i slathered butter on the first piece out. it was delicious. go give this recipe a try. it was simple enough and if it flops for you too, oh well, you will have some great naan to share. enjoy.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
roasted shrimp, easy and delicious
let me preface by saying, i don't like shrimp. i had a bad shrimp experience years ago and i have not been able to let that go, until now. my husband has been after me to fix healthier foods, more seafood, veggies, and fruits. i am a southerner, i equate healthy foods to tasteless or boring meals. i envision a cold fresca served with a lovely "diet" plate of one scoop each cottage cheese, tuna and chicken salad on a lettuce leaf. oh and let's not forget dessert, sugar-free jello, usually strawberry, topped with a big ole dollop of dream whip. ewwww. i know we need to eat better, but it's such a drag not to mention expensive. it cost big bucks to eat right. little debbie's are cheap. anyway, i did pick up a pound of shrimp to fix for dinner tonight. it's a good start. i thought i would try ina's
for roasting them. oh my gosh!! these are crazy good. i betcha i ate easily a dozen of those little suckers. i didn't maker her cocktail sauce though, just used store bought. the shrimp were so simple and unadorned, yet so full of flavor and juicy. i am so tempted to go buy more for supper tomorrow. no joke, i am going to make these often, although neither one of my kids ate them. who cares? it just means more for me. they choose velveeta shells and cheese. ick.
run forrest run! buy your shrimp. you and bubba need to make these now, it's better than a box of chocolates. well, not really. enjoy.
ready for the oven, evoo, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
vanilla bean rice pudding
well, like i posted earlier i have been on a vanilla bean kick. my brother roger and i had a discussion the other day about how much we love rice pudding, but are only familiar with the slow oven baked version with raisins and cinnamon. don't get me wrong, that was some good pudding our mama and grandmas used to make. i often requested it instead of a birthday cake, but i wanted to try something a little different. i turned to my trusty internet and found
. guess what? it calls for a half of a vanilla bean. yea baby, count me in. i made a pot of the creamy goodness yesterday. i pretty much followed the recipe to the "t" with two exceptions. i used long grain rice and added a hefty pinch of cornstarch during the final cooking. i was afraid it would not be thick enough to my liking. well, i likey, i likey a lot. it is delicious. the rice pudding came out sweet, creamy and full of vanilla flavor. i feel sure if you don't have a bean, you could sub a teaspoon of good vanilla. i made the pudding early in the day, so it could chill for hours in the fridge. big j loved it. i just served it straight from the bowl with a spoon, but was wishing i had strawberries. holy moley wouldn't that be good? this takes less than an hour on the stove top. go whip up a batch for your gang. you won't be sorry. enjoy.
Monday, August 17, 2009
vanilla bean ice cream
i made my first batch of ice cream yesterday. now, i grew up on homemade ice cream, but was just not the one to make it. it was my dad's job to be the ice cream boss. yesterday was a celebration day in the house, so i borrowed my brother's freezer(i don't own one) and whipped up some vanilla bean ice cream. i know, i know, boring right? nope, it was anything but, it was delicious and way better than the banana or pineapple that my folks
made. i had bought some great vanilla beans from
last week and was wanting to use another one. i am hooked on beans. i also wanted a recipe that didn't involve raw or tempered eggs. i just didn't want to be bothered.
freezer is a rival, so i visited their website and found this
for a six quart machine. it seemed simple enough and although it didn't call for a bean, i added one. once i scalded the milk i threw in a split bean, turned the heat off and let it sit for about thirty minutes to infuse. i followed the rest of the recipe as written. it turned out pretty dang tasty. everyone seemed to enjoy it and i definitely think it tastes better after it sits in the freezer for awhile. i am thinking next batch, custard style, because i do believe the eggs make for a smoother and richer ice cream, but this one wasn't too shabby. i would make again, so go dust off the ole ice cream churn and flex those biceps, it's cranking time. enjoy.
p.s. who am i fooling, the freezer i used was electric.
p.p.s. i served this with homemade peach cobbler, no pic, none left, but i will share the recipe. it is so easy and crazy good. you can't go wrong with this recipe. you can sub any fruit.
peach cobbler adapted from
hospitality cookbook
1 bag of frozen peaches or 3 cups fresh
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp real vanilla extract
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 beaten egg
6 tbsp melted butter
8x8 or 9x9 pan
375 degrees
defrost peaches in a bowl with lemon juice and vanilla. i let them sit at room temp for several hours to get juicy. i would do the same if fresh. you can defrost right in your baking dish. in a separate bowl mix the flour, sugar, salt and egg. i use my hand to mix this because it it gets clumpy with dry spots. i literally squeeze it through my fingers till moist and then sprinkle all over the peach combo. it will be lumpy, it is suppose to be. pour the melted butter on top. bake for 40 minutes. keep an eye on it, it will brown up quickly. enjoy.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
queen bee for a day
so my oldest turned eleven today and all she wanted was a trip to the spa. well, i have never had a trip to the spa. well, she got her trip to the spa, me too, but only to watch. she had selected the queen bee package which included a pedicure, manicure, a honey facial and a makeup application. it was great. we both had a wonderful time. i really enjoyed watching caroline being pampered. the ladies truly made her feel special with all the attention and let's not forget the robe, slippers and fun spa snack. she felt magical and special, but i gently reminded her who the true queen been was and that after today, she was being demoted back to worker bee. sweet.
i had a manicure once, it was free at the car dealership as i got my oil change.
waiting for her honey facial, she swore it made her a nicer person.
mom, enough already.
i swear i can't put mascara on either unless my mouth is wide open.
her kelly lebrock "don't hate me because i'm beautiful" look. she didn't get it.
her nails of many colors.
my girl.
dang, i might cry.
happy birthday caroline!
eleven years has flown past since the day you were born. you are incredibly special to me and i love you dearly. happy birthday mama's girl.
Friday, August 14, 2009
death by monkey bars
so my girl lisa shares her birthday with my daughter caroline, the 16th of this month. c will be eleven and lisa will be, well, i won't go there. let's just say there is a slight age difference. anyway, they are birthday buddies. i like to give lisa a little something to wish her a great day and to start her next birthday year off right. i know she loves these little babies, so i whipped up a batch to deliver to her today, a little early, but full of love. they are monkey bars from marcel desaulniers
-death by
chocolate cookies book
. lisa is the one who first shared this recipe with me. it is to die for, literally. mr. desaulniers, a local chef and the owner of williamsburg's famous
trellis restaurant,
former employer/mentor to my buddy
chef george
, is most noted for his dessert,
death by chocolate
. i have to admit, i have died a few times over it. it's killer, worth every heart palpitation. if i gotta die by something, chocolate is fine by me.
these monkey bars are crazy lovely. don't be intimidated by the recipe. it looks long and drawn out, but it all comes together quickly, very quickly actually. the cookies are incredibly rich and decadent. they are full of banana flavor accented with toasted walnuts and semi-sweet chips. holy moley! oh, and don't forget the ganache icing. it is downright sinful, dark, oh so dark. a few words of advice, keep these in the fridge and cut when cold. the icing can "melt" pretty quick. i do allow the bars to sit at room temp, maybe five minutes, before serving to awaken the banana flavor. i also serve them cut into fairly small squares with large glasses of ice cold milk. enjoy.
monkey bars from marcel desaulniers
1 cup walnut pieces
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 pound unsalted butter cut into 1 oz pieces
1 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 pounds medium size ripe bananas( i used four large ripe ones)
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup heavy cream
4 tbsp granulated sugar
4 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped into 1/4 inch pieces
4 oz unsweetened chocolate, chopped into 1/4 inch pieces
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Toast the walnuts on baking sheet in preheated oven for 7 minutes. Remove the nuts from the oven and set aside to cool at room temperature until needed.
In a sifter, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Sift onto large piece of waxed paper and set aside until needed.
Place the butter and 1 cup sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle. Mix on medium speed for 2 minutes until soft. Use a rubber spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
Add the eggs, one at a time, beating on medium for 1 minute and scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition. Add 1 tsp vanilla extract and beat on high for 1 minute. Add the whole peeled bananas (you can break them in half but it really isn't necessary) and beat for 2 minutes on medium until fairly smooth. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
Operate mixer on low while gradually adding the sifted dry ingredients until incorporated about 1 minute. Add the chocolate chips and the toasted walnuts and mix on low to incorporate about 20 seconds. Remove the bowl from the mixer and use a rubber spatula to finish mixing the ingredients until thoroughly combined.
Pour the batter into a 9x13x2-inch nonstick baking pan. Use a rubber spatula to spread the batter in an even layer.
Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven for 40 minutes until golden brown around the edges and set in the center. Remove the pan from the oven and allow to stand at room temperature for 1 hour before making icing.
Heat the heavy cream and 4 tbsp sugar in a 1 1/2 quart saucepan over medium-high heat. When hot, stir to dissolve sugar. Bring to a boil. Place the semisweet and unsweetened chocolate in a 3 quart bowl. Pour the boiling cream over the chocolate and stir with a whisk until smooth.
Pour the icing over the cooled Monkey Bars. Use a cake spatula to spread the icing evenly over the entire surface of the bar. Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving. Keep cold in fridge.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
greek salad sans lettuce
won't keep ya but a minute, real quick like, i wanted to share our supper last night. i made a greek salad sans lettuce. trust me, you don't need no stinking lettuce, put the iceberg away. i had seen ina garten put one together the other day on tv and thought it look simple and terrific, so i whipped one up for the big j and me. the kids, they had grilled cheese. i have to say this was one expensive (remember, i am a cheapo) greek salad after buying the yellow and orange bell peppers at almost $2 each! i had to protect them like newborns. i turned my back one time, and travis had one of the peppers playing veggietales starring the larry the hothouse cucumber and pimpdaddy pepper. it was like a bad slow motion action scene as i dove for it..
! crazy.
anyway, it was delicious and it makes a ton, plenty of leftovers. also, in the fridge, i had some cold spaghetti noodles and roasted chicken, so my "mix-in" crazy husband did just that. he loved it. the greek vinaigrette is simple and nothing fancy, but has loads of flavor. i wouldn't say it the best dressing out there, but it was good enough for us. go whip of a batch of this pricey salad today. enjoy.
beth's $$ greek salad
in your favorite bowl add the following:
1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
1 hot house or english cucumber, seeds removed, sliced big
1 each, yellow and orange bell pepper, cut chunky(check local bank, they might offer pepper loans)
1 half small red onion, sliced thinly
about 1/2 cup calamata olives, whole ( i got mine off olive bar at the market, love these babies)
a big ole hunk of good feta, cubed
in a separate bowl mix, 1/4 red wine or balsamic vinegar(i used balsamic, my favorite and why my salad looks kinda brown), 1/2 tsp of dijon mustard, one glove of garlic finely minced, pinch of salt, coupla grinds of fresh pepper and 1 tsp of dried oregano( roll the oregano in your hands to crush and get the oils to release). whisk. now slowly stream in about 1/2 cup good olive oil, whisking the whole time. this will emulsify the dressing. taste and adjust seasonings. pour over the veggies and cheese. let set for awhile at room temp for the flavors to mellow and meld. i do this and then pop the salad in the fridge. we like ours cold. enjoy.
Monday, August 10, 2009
vanilla bean panna cotta-my first, not the prettiest, but dang tasty
so i had seen a contest on
my baking addiction
to win some vanilla beans. i got excited. i don't buy vanilla beans because they are beyond my budget, but i will certainly take some free ones, that is if i win. guess what? i didn't win. the donated beans for jamie's contest was from
, a online store in grand rapids, michigan. i went over and started poking around, holy cow, beanilla makes its vanilla products affordable for every budget. i couldn't resist and ordered five of their tahitian beans. i am excited, again. a few days later they arrived. guess what? the folks over at beanilla sent me an additional five madagascar vanilla beans!! whoohoo!! now i am really excited. i highly recommend you pay the nice people over at beanilla a visit. they offer so many interesting vanilla products from vanilla fleur de sel to vanilla paste(gotta try that one). i used one of the tahitian beans for the panna cotta. it was so plump, moist and chocked full of bean seeds(don't know if that is the correct jargon or not to refer to the specks).
now, what to make? i scoured dozens of recipes searching for ideas. i stumbled across this
panna cotta
. it looked easy enough. i set about making it yesterday afternoon, before rendezvousing with my girls to see julie and julia. it came together quickly and was ready for the fam to enjoy one while i was at the movies.
i don't have any molds, so just used coffee cups. i think they worked okay.
this is the creams ( i used heavy cream and 1/2 and 1/2) warmed and infusing with the vanilla bean. yum.
not too exciting, but the gelatin blooming.
the panna cotta mixture in the cups ready for the fridge. oh yea baby.
viola! not the prettiest panna cotta, by no means, kinda resembles a poached egg, but oh sooooo good. just look at the vanilla bean seeds. they are everywhere. they did tend to gather at the bottom of the cup, which naturally became the top when inverted. it certainly didn't make for a lovely presentation, but who cares. I drizzled plain ole honey on the plate. every spoonful you could drag the panna cotta through the golden sweetness. this was a big hit in my house, everyone loved it. i have to say i think i loved it the most. i ate this particular one for breakfast.
the panna cotta is tasty, but could stand some improving. i believe using all heavy cream is the way to go for creaminess. also, i thought the panna cotta was a little too thick and glunky, too much gelatin perhaps? who knows, but i will make again. go order some beans today and make this. you won't be disappointed. enjoy.
p.s.-julie and julia was great fun!! go see it.
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When an individual with a smartphone submits an incident report using the ELERTS application, ELERTS cloud-based software matches the GPS location of that smartphone with a database of camera field of view polygons. Information is instantly sent to Ocularis, which then automatically pushes live footage from the camera closest to the incident to a command center or other display.
"The Ocularis-ELERTS integration delivers a solution that enables better, faster communication of incidents," said Gadi Piran, President and CTO, OnSSI. "The open architecture of Ocularis enables us to work closely with developers of industry-leading technology to create practical and useful new applications for video management solutions."
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Oct 24th, 2011 ReplyI'm not sure how works like this are made, but I can see that this is amazing. I can't tell that it isn't real... except that it looks not warped enough to be a photo. The seemingly tiny lounge does put me off a little. Lovely design though - i particularly like the orange versus blue tones, and all the little oddities that match or contrast (eg. wooden floor, pillow, and something in the other room on the bench; lampshape and chair legs; table legs and wall).
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11/20/2012, 12:26 PM | #21 (permalink) |
With Autonomy, H-P Bought An Old-Fashioned Accounting Scandal. Here's How It Worked. - Forbes
Congrats, Leo. You take ID-10T to a brand new level.
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11/20/2012, 12:55 PM | #23 (permalink) |
this topic is like a thread-merge-topia!
I'm laughing at HP as I type this on my thinkpad
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11/20/2012, 01:46 PM | #26 (permalink) |
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Leo wasn't doing his job properly, how can you claim to know that he actually gave any thought to if anyone else was doing their job properly. Also with decisions such as the shutting down of webOS, that didn't go through all the people below him to analyze that move or what it would do to the company. So one cannot assume that Leo did his due diligence on this acquisition either.
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11/20/2012, 01:57 PM | #27 (permalink) |
Maybe he is a fan of Leo.
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This is .. amazing. incredible. unbelieveable. Everyone knew it was an inflated value to pay, but with low estimates for the amount acutally directly attributable to this error ranging at $5B, and the high end being the entire almost $9B, that's just .. insane.
Minimum of $16B in money just .. gone.. that is all attributable to things Leo did.
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Man this eats the cake... i can say that HP investor will scream for some heads to roll!!!!....and I think these are just some options.
1. Some BODs will claim early retirement. 2. The 2 Large Audit firms will be sued for negligence. 3. The internal people who did due diligence will be fired 4. The EX- CEO will be sued All this sueing will not do a thing for HP and distract them from their other problems - lowering margins, loosing hardware leadership, among other things... The more I see, firing the previous CEO before APO was the BIGGEST mistake the board has made.. they ought to be fired!!.. |
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so far there is zero indication of fraud or negligence on part of Leo. HP hire auditors, Leo doesn't carry out an audit. And considering Meg Whitman agreed to the deal she's in the line of fire. Regardless, Leo is the precentral all purpose scapegoat.
11/21/2012, 11:38 AM | #34 (permalink) | |
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The there were articles in the business press AT THE TIME, stating that the Autonomy deal was a risky proposition. If the deal proved to be stunningly successful, Leo would be getting the praise reserved for the likes of Jack Welch (GE), Alan Mulally (Ford), and (of course) Steve Jobs for seeing the potential in a move and ignoring the naysayers. All of them were considered 'brutal' by those who worked for them, but were successful from a profit perspective. So when you are at the helm and FAIL as spectacularly and truly as epically as they did, the CEO has to take the blame as well. He is the one who pulls the trigger on the deal. Blame the Palm deal on his predecessor if he wants to, but the Autonomy deal was totally his baby. When one has a particular worldview or philosophy, one sees what one wants to see. This, by most counts was Leo's problem, his bias was that of one who believed in a services company as the only way forward. And I didn't hear the same pass from the people who argued (and possibly correctly) that the Palm purchase was overvalued. Sure the board shares the blame, but after the EDS debacle, isn't a little more diligence in order?
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He maximized his losses, nobody can honestly defend that... looking at how hard it was to get webOS product for people that really wanted it, he could have minimized losses had he actually consulted people that know business. I have never received the pay that he has, and I can say for certain I could have done a better job of sinking HP for lower losses than he did.
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11/21/2012, 02:35 PM | #36 (permalink) | |
add to that, he didnt even wind down the pc/webos divisions and announce some form of future plan, he just immediatly axed them as they were still selling and about to sell other devices to the public, thats probably the fastest way to peeve a lot of businesses and customers off in a heartbeat. he's a moron any way you look at it, massive paycheck or not it doesnt make him smart, what he did was clearly insane, and their share prices reflected that.
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All that being said. HP has been making bonehead decisions for a very long time. In fact, just me personally, i think buying Palm was bonehead, simply because they didn't have the financial ability to do the job. Quote:
That being said there was much discussion that the deal was overpriced. That HP paid too much. The distinction i'd make though is tenor of the discussion i heard, at that time was not people saying "don't buy Autonomy at all." Rather it was people saying "Buy Autonomy but don't pay that crazy price for Autonomy." But i don't recall hearing anyone say, "BOD, Leo, don't buy them because they cooking their books." But one other thing, as far as i know Autonomy is still profitable. It's simply not as profitable as they were sold making the deal a bad deal. So they didn't get value for money. But so far i don't hear HP claiming they shouldn't have bought it at all. Now that may be putting on a brave face but from what i can tell cooked books and all it's still supposed to be profitable. It's a difference between "we shouldn't have paid that much" and "we shouldn't have bought it at all." I've yet to hear the latter but i haven't paid attention to this since yesterday and honestly i don't plan to pay much more attention. Quote:
Now people on precentral may have been in a verbal battle with some wanted to blame Palm but that's not me. And as you say "one sees what one wants to see." There are plenty of people looking to see what they want to see: it all being palm's fault or it all being leos fault or it all being hurds, etc. In fact from me yeah, They get a pass on palm. They took a shot buying Palm it didn't work. It's not like when they bought compaq. That was a bigger blunder. Even if you look at the stock of HP, the catalyst for it's big declines have not been about Palm problem but rather huge drops in earnings for quarters and don't forget HP began one of it's many tanks, before they announced they were wrapping up palm. The stock stanked about a week earlier because they Preannounced a horrible quarter where PSG had a big decline in PC sales. Then a week or so later they had the full announcement and the statement that they were getting out of the pc business and shutting down webos. But it was selling off the pc business that continued the decline not the webos part. The problem with palm was it was going to get really expensive if they kept going, so they didn't. They took the charge and where done with it. So i think they do basically get a pass on webos and anyone truly blaming HP's issues on buying Palm is a bit off. I don't get how all these financial services companies can miss some of this stuff though. But i'm not an auditor or anything. Last edited by SnotBoogie; 11/21/2012 at 05:57 PM. |
11/23/2012, 08:43 PM | #39 (permalink) | |
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(Sorry to dice up your original post for the sake of brevity, but all can read the original post above) Lets see what happens "in the coming months" when all is said and done. Most likely, no fraud will be found and by the time that is decreed, the hit will have been absorbed by the street and will not provoke the same stock dumping anguish being seen right now. HP is doing EXACTLY what the textbook calls for in such a situation. Even if in the boardroom they KNOW that they goofed up on this deal, this is how you manage a crisis of confidence. Raise doubts about where the blame lies, this will cause a portion of their stockholders to "double down" (webOS nations is sick of THAT term too) on the stock, hoping it will rebound and they can recover their losses. Reading the line coming from HP, they sound like some high school kid who bought his first used car from 'Shady Sam's Used Car Emporium' and didn't know how the game is played. And again, given their history of failed acquisitions, how in the world do they get any kind of a pass for grossly overpaying for Autonomy? I agree with your comments about the analysts who can afford to pontificate when they have no skin in the game. But they were a lot more on the money in this case than the teams of accountants from the multiple companies which supposed audited the deal. Also, I think they DID have the money to do the job with webOS, just not the stomach. I can't imagine that even half of the money they frittered away would not have helped them get some traction. One big caveat to my statement is assuming they had the smarts to get the job done. Given the track record of the once venerable HP, perhaps even $15 B would not have been enough to counterbalance poor management decisions on whatever mobile computing direction they would choose.
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And this is from a guy who prefers most of HP's networking stuff to dealing with the arrogant company Cisco has become. The fact that they didn't do it right doesn't support Leo's contention. Nobody is saying any of that about Apple or Samsung. Besides, they are not setting the world on fire in software and services either the last time I checked. If you are the world's #1 PC maker and you can't leverage that into mobile tech (Tablets, phones, e-readers, nothing?) what does it say about you? C
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It is my goal as artist and photographer to encourage this closer examination of ordinary things by presenting them in unusual context. While my photographic subjects vary widely, I find myself repeatedly drawn to Southwest landscapes and objects from the past such as rusty cars and abandoned buildings as well as the influence of man on both of these.
A fine photograph is not only the creation of the original camera exposure, but also the result of significant technical and aesthetic consideration while making the final print. This allows me to not only record a literal moment in time, but rather the emotion or experience of the moment.
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NEW DELHI (AFP) - A government panel reviewing India's sex crime laws after the fatal gang-rape of a student in New Delhi proposed tougher jail terms on Wednesday but stopped short of calling for the death sentence.
Gopal Subramanium, a member of the Justice J.S. Verma Commission, said the maximum sentence for gang-rape should be raised to a full life term, meaning convicts must spend the the rest of their lives behind bars.
"In gang-rape cases, life imprisonment should mean the rest of the person's life," he told a press conference.
Subramanium also read out recommendations suggesting maximum sentences of seven years for stripping a woman, three years for stalking, four years for groping and seven years for voyeurism, or spying on women.
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This is some pretty good stuff. At least worth a little chuckle.
Posted 14 May 2013 - 12:52 PM
This is some pretty good stuff. At least worth a little chuckle.
"Hard Work Beats Talent When Talent Refuses to Work Hard"
Posted 14 May 2013 - 01:18 PM
"The people I do feel badly for in all of this are all of the hockey fans in Anaheim. Now that the rivalry is over and the Wings are moving back East, they'll only get to see their favorite team once every season."
Eff Chicago
Eff Boston
Posted 14 May 2013 - 01:27 PM
Good stuff.
Edit: Darn you, Rick D, I had to change my quote.
I'm not saying that there are more Red Wings fans in Anaheim than there are Ducks fans; I'm just saying that even in the GM's box, you can't even throw a chair without accidentally hitting a fan of the Winged Wheel.
Edited by MidMichSteve, 14 May 2013 - 01:32 PM.
From now on, Patrick Roy will be rolled out to and from the Avs' bench like Hannibal Lecter. - BottleOfSmoke
Posted 14 May 2013 - 01:39 PM
Then again, the only way you can tell you've left Anaheim and have entered Los Angeles is that they're still playing hockey there.
LMAO!! love it!!
Posted 14 May 2013 - 02:18 PM
Posted 14 May 2013 - 02:21 PM
Describing the Ducks......
For those of you in the East who don't stay up late enough to watch good hockey teams play, just take what you know about the petulance of the Canadiens, the hands-would-be-better-if-our-knuckles-could-stop-dragging-long-enough-to-heal attitude of the Bruins, the top-heaviness of the Capitals, the coaching competence of the Maple Leafs and the emotional comportment of the Sabres
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Same old PM marks radical change for Jordan
Back in October, in an atmosphere of growing discontent and with Jordan's 61st prime minister in 66 years, Fayez Tarawneh, out on his ear, the country looked in desperate need of political change.
Taking action, King Abdullah II brought in reformist politician, Abdullah Ensour, to lead the way.
Ensour, known for hitting out at the government during his days in opposition, was selected as part of a reform program aimed at staving off an Arab Spring-style uprising.
As 'caretaker prime minister', Ensour took control while the country, enshrined in allegations of rigged elections and flagrant corruptions, geared up for its first post-Arab Spring elections, which the king hoped would help put Jordan on the road to democratic reform.
In an inspiring letter of designation, the King told Ensour: "We are looking forward to a new parliament that will pave the way for the transformation toward parliamentary governments."
With the popular politician in charge and promises of a new, fairer Jordan post-elections, Ensour's appointment seemed to mark the beginning of that transformation.
But almost five months on and for many it seems little has changed.
January's so-called landmark elections saw the usual allegations of fraud and corruption. And at the end, after all of the promises and palaver, Ensour is still in power.
The politician - whose popularity has waned significantly since October - has been appointed to extend his stay as fully fledged prime minister.
The man who was reportedly set to receive a hefty retirement pay-out and step out of parliament is now looking to form a new Cabinet, which reports say he will name later this week.
But while Ensour's extended stay might suggest that little has changed, in reality the reappointment of the former liberal lawmaker marks one significant transformation in Jordanian politics.
For the first time in the country's history, the prime minister was not chosen by the King but by Jordan's parliament, who were bestowed the responsibility under the reform package, announced last year.
And with Jordan's current economic difficulties, many are hopeful that Ensour's training in economics will stand him and the kingdom in good stead for negotiating a standby loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
In a country that is no stranger to political shakeups - having had five prime ministers in two years - Ensour's reappointment, at the very least, offers a rare moment of stability.
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Rock Hill officials want more information before committing to streetcar system
More financial information is needed before Rock Hill City Council will consider moving forward with a streetcar line between downtown and Winthrop University.
The council wants to know more about the development potential along the streetcar line.
Questions about the streetcar were raised Thursday during a work session that was attended by members of the Rock Hill Economic Development Corp., the Knowledge Park Leadership Group and officials from Sora Development, a member of the project's master development partnership.
Knowledge Park backers hope City Council will make a decision by January.
The Knowledge Park is Rock Hill's strategy for developing the corridor between downtown and Winthrop. One aspect of the plan is to redevelop the former Rock Hill Printing & Finishing Co. site, commonly called the Bleachery. As envisioned, the Knowledge Park would attract high-tech businesses and as well as be a place for people to live, work and play.
The Knowledge Park's primary goal is bringing more high-paying, technology jobs to Rock Hill.
A streetcar line through the Bleachery would be the essential link between the university and downtown, supporters say.
A streetcar linking the university and downtown was first proposed around 1995 when Winthrop officials were envisioning what the university would be like in 20 years. A 2003 consultant's study also proposed a streetcar. The report resulted in several more years of study.
In 2012 the streetcar concept was endorsed by the Knowledge Park Leadership Group, comprised of business leaders advocating for the park, as well as the Rock Hill Economic Development Corp., the York County Regional Chamber of Commerce, and Rock Hill City Council.
Now that the partnership of Sora-Phelps has been selected as master developer for the Bleachery site, it's time to get more specific information on what a streetcar would cost and its potential benefits, backers said Thursday. The streetcar system is estimated to cost $20 million to build and $1 million to operate annually.
Sora-Phelps is a partnership between Sora Development of Towson, Md., and Phelps Development of Greeley, Colo.
Council members also want to explore the possibility of having a "rubber trolley," which is a streetcar with wheels instead of tracks. Mayor Doug Echols asked city staffers to see if a "rubber trolley" with more elaborate stops for passengers is an alternative.
Stephen Turner, the city's economic development director, said studies show people prefer a rail system over a bus system.
The council also wants to know how the proposed streetcar would affect traffic and roads. As envisioned, the downtown portion of the streetcar line would share the roads with other traffic.
Within the Knowledge Park, the streetcar line could have its own path.
As proposed, the 1.5-mile streetcar line would run along Black, Saluda and Main streets and then through the Knowledge Park to Winthrop. The proposed route has been designed so it does not cross Norfolk Southern railroad tracks.
Andy Shene, chairman of the Knowledge Park Leadership Group, said the streetcar does not stand alone. Previous studies have shown that a streetcar could increase the number of residences and commercial space within the Knowledge Park.
City Council members said they want to know the difference in projected tax revenue from development both with and without a streetcar. While consultants have provided information on cities that moved forward with a streetcar, council members also want information on cities that studied the idea but decided against it.
Tom Fore, founder and director of Sora Development, said the streetcar has been incorporated into its Knowledge Park plans. Sora's master plan calls for 19 buildings on the Bleachery site with 1.3 million square feet of retail, restaurant, office and residential space. The plan calls for an overall investment of $200 million that could yield $2.8 million in additional property taxes annually. New businesses in the Knowledge Park would create about 1,000 jobs, Sora estimated.
Fore said the site's development potential is greater with the streetcar. In cities that have incorporated a streetcar as part of a development strategy, the return on investment has been has high as $34 for each $1 invested, according to a 2012 study conducted for Rock Hill.
Echols said while there seems to be general support for the streetcar, more details are needed so "we don't make a decision out of enthusiasm."
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Mervyn's shifts strategy, closing quarter of store base
September 7, 2005
-- Home Textiles Today,HAWARD, Calif. -- Mervyn's today said it will focus on high-growth markets in the West and Southwest and close 25 percent of its store base in the process.
The 62 underperforming stores slated to close by February 2006 have been unprofitable for years, the company reported in a statement today. They represent just 17 percent of total sales.
The retailer will exit Michigan and Oklahoma as well as parts of Colorado, Louisiana and Texas. It will close a single store location each in southern California, Oregon and Utah, as well as distribution centers in Plano, Texas, and West Valley, Utah.


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Apache vs Lighttpd
Apache | Lighttpd | |
http://httpd.apache.org | http://www.lighttpd.net |
Apache and Lighttpd are open-source cross-platform HTTP servers.
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Lighttpd is an asynchronous server. It runs as single process with a single thread and non-blocking I/O.
Nginx and Lighttpd are probably the two best-known asynchronous servers and Apache is undoubtedly the best known process-based server. [...] The main advantage of the asynchronous approach is scalability. In a process-based server, each simultaneous connection requires a thread which incurs significant overhead. An asynchronous server, on the other hand, is event-driven and handles requests in a single (or at least, very few) threads.
While a process-based server can often perform on par with an asynchronous server under light loads, under heavier loads they usually consume far too much RAM which significantly degrades performance. Also, they degrade much faster on less powerful hardware or in a resource-restricted environment such as a VPS.
Pulling numbers from thin air for illustrative purposes, serving 10,000 simultaneous connections would probably only cause Nginx to use a few megabytes of RAM whereas Apache would probably consume hundreds of megabytes (if it could do it at all).
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Most tests show that there is an inherent performance increase in using Lighttpd over Apache.
http://www.markround.com/archives/30-LigHTTPd-and-Apache-Symfony-benchmarks.html http://schlitt.info/opensource/blog/0504_apache_vs_lighttpd_echo_performance.html
Though benchmarks can vary depending on modules used; scripting language and platform used, in most cases Lighttpd will outperform Apache.
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[edit] Virtual Hosts
Both Apache and Lighttpd support virtual named hosts.
[edit] FastCGI
Apache has support for CGI/FastCGI. It is proven and its implementation hasn't changed in years. You might find documentation more than ten years old, and still be valid.
Lighttpd has support for CGI and FastCGI via module. [1] Not only can it retrieve pages from FastCGI processes, it can automatically spawn them. [2]
[edit] Caching
Both Lighttpd & Apache support XCACHE and APC.
[edit] X-Sendfile
Lighttpd supports X-Sendfile since version 1.5.
Apache 1 does not support X-Sendfile. For Apache2, there is a 3rd party module.
[edit] Rewriting
Rewriting in Apache can be handled at a config (site level) or via override in the state of .htaccess. In Lighttpd you're restricted to rewriting via the config level only, which means for things like Wordpress you will need to hard code the rewrite rule in.
A standard config, for wordpress in lighttpd, would resemble
$HTTP["host"] =~ "^(www\.mysite\.co.uk|mysite\.co.uk)$" { url.rewrite-once = ( "^/(wp-.+).*/?" => "$0", "^/images/.*/?" => "$0", "^/(sitemap.xml)" => "$0", "^/(favicon.ico)" => "$0", "^/(xmlrpc.php)" => "$0", "^/keyword/([A-Za-z_0-9\-]+)/?$" => "/index.php?keyword=$1", "^/.*?(\?.*)?$" => "/index.php$1" ) server.document-root = "/var/www/mysite.co.uk/htdocs/" accesslog.filename = "/var/www/mysite.co.uk/logs/access.log" server.errorlog = "/var/www/mysite.co.uk/logs/error.log" }
In Apache this rewriting would be handled automatically by the creation of a .htaccess file increasing the learning curve in using Lighttpd but offsetting the extra processing required to 'override' the settings using .htaccess in Apache.
[edit] Licensing
Lighttpd is distributed under the terms of the Revised BSD License, a three-clause, copyfree variant of the BSD License. This licensing choice significantly reduces collaborative friction between Lighttpd code and that of other projects distributed under other licenses, and imposes no notable restrictions on software development related to Lighttpd.
Apache uses the eponymous Apache License 2.0, a license sometimes considered "permissive" in that it is an open source license that is not a copyleft license. It still applies restrictions on software modification and distribution above and beyond that of copyfree licenses such as the Revised BSD License used by Lighttpd, however. The differences include change notification bookkeeping for modified files, as well as substantially more complex license text. A potential benefit of the Apache License 2.0 over the Revised BSD License is the Apache License's patent clause, though the utility of such a clause may be debatable.
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- http://schlitt.info/opensource/blog/0504_apache_vs_lighttpd_echo_performance.html
- http://www.howtoforge.com/benchmark-apache2-vs-lighttpd-images
- http://www.howtoforge.com/benchmark-apache2-vs-lighttpd-static-html-files
- http://twilightseo.fallenray.com/php4/lighttpd-fastcgi-php-cli-vs-apache2-mod_php/


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A new biomechanical model for the functional assessment of knee osteoarthritis
Kim, WY, Richards, JD, Hegab, A and Jones, RK 2004, 'A new biomechanical model for the functional assessment of knee osteoarthritis' , The Knee, 11 (3) , pp. 225-231.
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The severity of symptoms in osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee can be difficult to assess. A new method for assessing medial compartment OA of the knee is proposed. The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship exists between the severity of OA and single limb stance knee adduction moment (SSKAM). Fourteen patients with medial compartment OA of the knee were tested and compared with 14 age-matched volunteers. WOMAC OA index scores were documented. Biomechanical data were collected from a single Kistler force platform and a six-camera ProReflex motion analysis system, and the knee adduction moments were calculated. A significant difference in the maximum, minimum and mean adduction moments was found between the two groups, and a correlation of r=0.66 for WOMAC physical function subscale, r=0.63 for the WOMAC pain subscale and r=0.63 for the sum of the subscales and mean SSKAM was found. Single limb stance adduction moments provide additional, objective information in the assessment of medial compartment OA of the knee. It may be useful in the selection of patients for surgery and for evaluating various treatment modalities for medial compartment OA of the knee. Author Keywords: Knee osteoarthritis; Assessment; Biomechanical model
Item Type: | Article |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Knee osteoarthritis, assessment, biomechanical model |
Themes: | Subjects / Themes > R Medicine > R Medicine (General) Health and Wellbeing |
Schools: | Colleges and Schools > College of Health & Social Care > School of Health Sciences > Centre for Health Sciences Research Colleges and Schools > College of Health & Social Care Colleges and Schools > College of Health & Social Care > School of Health Sciences |
Journal or Publication Title: | The Knee |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Depositing User: | H Kenna |
Date Deposited: | 09 Aug 2007 12:37 |
Last Modified: | 20 Aug 2013 15:46 |
URI: | http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/214 |
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The state is moving forward with plans to remove trees in the median of West Tennessee Street near Florida State University and replace them with fences designed to keep students from jaywalking.
But the city of Tallahassee is objecting to the proposal, part of a $3.3-million makeover of a 2.3-mile stretch of West Tennessee Street, from Monroe Street to Ocala Road. Some students and residents aren't happy about it either.
"I think it's crazy they're going to pull up the trees," said Melisse Sporn, a first-year film student at FSU. "And I think kids are still going to jump the fence." ...


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Sure, you could go watch the whole half-hour demo of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain we saw at E3, but then you don't get to look at my pretty face.
Also, an animal shows up at the end of this video! Can you guess what it is?
Of all the games we saw at E3, No Man's Sky is probably the most difficult to describe without sounding like we just came down from a mescaline trip. A procedurally-generated universe filled with millions of planets? Each with new and unique flora and fauna? Spaceships that shoot lasers? This is definitely a high concept game. Hopefully, the final product delivers, because it sounds cool as hell.
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Here's some very flaccid news in the wake of E3 -- Destiny's Alpha is over, with a Beta next month. The game'll be a Sony exclusive in Japan. The new dude from Halo 5: Guardians has been named Agent Locke, and he'll be introduced in the Nightfall series. Capcom is essentially up for sale, kinda, sorta, and Nintendo's selling more Wii U's than you might've thought. Ubisoft apparently nerfed Watch Dogs' PC capabilities, and GTA V on PS4, PC, and Xbox One looks great and will have hammerhead sharks. Oh yeah and there's new Emoji. What? Emoji's sort of a video game.
Here on Farts 'N' Crafts, we tackle a lot of hard-hitting issues. And by hard-hitting issues, I specifically mean "bodily fluids," which is almost ironic considering the show's title. We've done dog feces, we've gone hedgehog vomit. This week, we have dog urine, and copious amounts of cat blood. Specifically, Garfield The Cat blood. I like cats, but Garfield is horrible. Please just watch the video so I can stop typing.
view full story + commentsIf you missed it last week, Bill and I started an all Dragon Ball let's-play/let's-bullshit-about series called Just Saiyan, since we spend most of our workdays arguing like twelve-year-olds about whether or not Vegeta is cool. There are several dozen Dragon Ball Z games, so Bill and I are going on a "Mystical Adventure" and taking a "Grand Tour" of as many of these titles as possible. First up is Dragon Ball: Raging Blast on Xbox 360.
Join us in the comments to discuss things so dorky we've been embarrassed to talk about them in public since high school.
Today on Tuesday Newsday, we go over two games that Brett Makedonski previewed, which have both been delayed, The Order: 1886 and The Evil Within. The new Battlefield is Hardline, seemingly a cops and robbers theme rather than the usual military approach. LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham has been announced, MapleStory 2 shows off its first gameplay, Star Wars: Attack Squadrons is cancelled, and Spintires is all about mud and dubstep, apparently. Video games.
There's been a whole bunch of interesting stuff to talk about in the last week! Halo 5: Guardians has been announced for 2015, Far Cry 4 is coming this fall, Duke Nukem: Mass Destruction has been rebranded as Bombshell, Tom Clancy's The Division is basically pulling a Watch Dogs and disappearing into development for another year or two, Playstation Now beta invites are going out to PS4 owners, and Twitch TV might be acquired by YouTube. Wild!
Go pre-order a gnarly Destructoid shirt here!
It's been quite a busy week of news, and here's Max to shout moistly about it.
Gamers who are short a hundred bucks got some great news this morning with the announcement of an Xbox One sans Kinect, for a somewhat reasonable $399, coming June 9th. Sunset Overdrive has been revealed properly, and hot snacks, it looks like a good time. Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire are getting the 3DS treatment, Never Alone looks really lovely, and a new Unreal Tournament could be quite a lot of fun, especially for free. Dying Light and the console version of Elder Scrolls Online are being delayed. We get our first look at Zak Snyder's Batman and Batmobile, and H.R. Giger has gone to that great big derelict spacecraft in the sky.
view full story + commentsThis week, I stop mucking around with condiments, pasta, and watercolors and just do a good old-fashioned drawing. The subject? Geralt of Rivia, The White Wolf, star of The Witcher books and games.
While drawing, I'm asked stupid questions by Bill Zoeker, who doesn't know anything about Witchers. Also, we eat very sour candies.
view full story + commentsPut on your current events helmets, everyone, because Tuesday Newsday is here. Because it'd just be an Ephant Mon in the room if I didn't address it, the Star Wars Episode VII cast has been revealed, following t...
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Today for Farts 'N' Crafts, I got a little artsier than usual, and decided to "dabble" in watercolor to draw a fairly hot topic: a certain Japanese robot of the Gundam variety. Probably not my best, but watercolor, mecha, and talking at the same time are kind of tricky.
view full story + commentsIf you missed it, Hamza went up to Bungie's offices to play Destiny, and he wrote a bunch of words and stuff about it. I didn't actually feel like reading his articles, so I demanded he describe his time with the game out loud, and I wanted to make him uncomfortable, so I filmed the whole ordeal.
view full story + commentsAfter almost two years of wringing my sweaty little hands and looking at screenshots like a schlub, I finally got to take Watch Dogs for a spin last week. After hacking into steam pipes and blowing up cars for two hours, I took a moment to chat with the game's creative director Jonathan Morin.
view full story + commentsHere's your Tuesday Newsday for the last week or so! Today, we got a sexy new Dragon Age III: Inquisition trailer, some HD footage of Star Citizen out of PAX East, announcements of a new Fatal Frame on Wii-U as well as a bunch of Japanese games being localized. Sony, Microsoft, and ZeniMax have all been trademarking curious terms like "Eden Falls" "Screamride" "Killstrain" "Entwined" and "Nuka Cola."
view full story + commentsSorry for the delay! Here's this week's episode of Farts 'N' Crafts, in which I draw something I've drawn rather compulsively since I was ten years old -- Boba Fett. Also, I show off some of the pictures you guys drew of Pokémon and Call of Duty!
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On today's hard-hitting debut episode of Tuesday Newsday, we cover some of the highlights from PAX East, like Cult of the Wind, where you run around pretending to be an airplane, or Rain World, where you're a big squishy slug-cat. Meanwhile Firaxis has announced Civilization: Beyond Earth, Titanfall reveals details on new DLC, and Evolve has a skill tree for its monster. Brett got to play Capy Games' Below, which sounds incredible, and The Behemoth is teasing their next game. Oh, and this wolfman is gettin' all randy.